Soil Health Card Scheme (SHC)

It is a report provided to all farmers which informs of the nutrient content in the soil.

It gives crop-wise recommendation of appropriate dosage of fertilizers and nutrients.

It will be provided once in 3 years.

The scheme is to be implemented on 50:50 sharing pattern between centre and state.

Scheme issues soil cards to farmers which will carry crop-wise recommendations of nutrients and fertilisers required for the individual farms to help farmers to improve productivity through judicious use of inputs.

All soil samples are to be tested in various soil testing labs across the country.

By March, 2017, the government has distributed 6 crore cards against a target of 14 crore.